**IMPORTANT ANNOUNCEMENT**Dude Ranch Party!! info inside - cat slave entertainment coordinator on February 17, 1999 at 17:45:44 from 209.198.5.61:
I have just received news that the HeartsABoard Express will be stopping at a Dude Ranch on Friday night!! We will be planning a big party, there is rumor that George Strait will be singing for us!! We will also ride horses out on a "trail" and may even do an overnight camping trip! There will be wagons provided for those that aren't prepared to ride horses. So, eveyone pull out your cowboy boots and hats and get ready for a BIG HoeDown!! And as always, if you need help with your attire, just holler for me at jmh@cetlink.net and I will be glad to help you with your cowboy hat, bandannas and etc!
I'd like to reserve places for four cats & one human in the - Andrea
11:09:07 2/18/1999 (0) wagon, please! I haven't ridden since I was fifteen (Many moons ago!!) and wouldn't want to break anything. And
my cats have never even met a horse - I don't want to risk any horses getting injured on our account. Do we need
to bring a blanket? Where are we, anyway????
Yeeehaaa! Yahooo! We love our horsy can we bring our own.. - Peggy and her crew very excited about horseing around
21:45:58 2/17/1999 (0) Ours jumps over things though. He could jump over the train if we let him. We can't wait. I can help anyone with
riding lessons, I teach them on the weekends you know...(really I do) Oh boy something we are really good at.
We'll ride in the wagon but our mommie, granny, said she - Kokers trying to keep Ziggy and Toto behaving for once
21:00:05 2/17/1999 (0) would like to reserve a Morgan mare please..
Knowing what things get like here, we'll probably ... msg - Pat Hunny and Peg
20:33:33 2/17/1999 (1) end up having to circle those wagons before the night is over! Ok girls, go practice your line dancing ... No!
Absolutely NOT Hunny! NO SPURS ALLOWED!! ...What?! *sigh* Ok I'll ask ... Peg wants to come as an
Indian Princess/Sqwaw. Says she has some "Peggums Wampum" saved up ... which is fine by me but I don't think
you should go near astray again, Peg, not with "beads" anyway ...
Happy trails 2U until we meet again, happy trails 2U...nm - astray and cb steering clear of wampumpeag
23:26:10 2/17/1999 (0)
Can we invite these DUDES? Can we, huh? Can we? Can we?..... - Destiny jumping up and down even though her tushy hurts
18:52:28 2/17/1999 (2)
I'm practicing my two stepping right now. Weeeeeeeeee!
Umm, Destiny..please stay away from the chili, ok? msg - cat slave gourmet extraordinaire
19:04:14 2/17/1999 (1) we've had enough litter box disasters to last us this trip ok? You need to stick to a bland diet from now until the
train hits it's home depot..ok? Just concerned for your poor tushy, and not trying to be mean. **reassuring pats on
the shoulder**
geesh, you're worse than my meowmie! - Destiny
20:35:00 2/17/1999 (0) Why do you think I begged to come on this trip without her? Just don't tell her about the boys...and I'll promise to
eat a bland diet. :)
YAHOOOOO! Our kinda partee! We'll be dere! n/m - Timmy and the Collies from Texas
18:38:44 2/17/1999 (0)
OH GOODIE!!! We'z love horsies!!! Mommy loves cowboys too! - VikiKats Kritters
18:17:57 2/17/1999 (0) Hey, do you think daddy would get mad if we caught Mommy a cowboy? heeheehee
Reeelly though, Mommy reeeely loves horsies. She wishes she could have a horsie for a Kritter! Theyz too big to
fit in our bedroom though... we tolds her there wuz no room for a horsie kritter! B'sides, Jazmine is almost as big
as a pony! teehee
******* BAGGAGE UPDATE -
The Engineer on February 17, 1999 at 18:24:44 from 207.211.65.79:
I got lost in all the boxes and stuff and had to dig my way out. And then I got hit by a runaway float. I have discovered that I have developed a terrible allergy to cheezy puffs. I inhaled too much cheezy puff dust and my skin turned orange. The train is a mess loaded with feathers, masks, a wonderbra and other assorted discarded clothing from the mardi gras, and now we're going to have a dude ranch party. Does this mean I can expect horsies on this train? Where are the giraffes? And what happened to Mel, Sean, Val, Gregory & Mick? Are they they "Dudes" in dude ranch?
We currently have 68 pieces of baggage overflowing out of my dining room and into my den. I have a permanently installed US Postal Service tote bin on my door step. My mailman thinks I'm running a pyramid scam, I swear. I am awaiting another 6 pieces which are en route and running as fast as their little legs will take them. Went to the Boxes are Us today to purchase BOX CARS. Got 3 of them. I told the woman behind the counter and she and another customer in the store were absolutely fascinated. Wouldn't this make a good daytime talk show story? I wish there could be some secret photographer lurking outside the Gallagher residence when this train hits.
Will be wrapping tonight and tomorrow. Hope this baby is ready to leave the station by Saturday, or I'm going to have to rent additional space in one of those Self Storage units. How many selfs do you think they store in those things anyway?
You all just keep partying with abandonment. LOL!
Oh Thank Goodness. You're alive. The rescue team was about - Peggy so relieved she can hardly type
22:00:08 2/17/1999 (3) to head this train towards So Cal and dig you out. I'm so glad that you managed to free yourself. Wew! Is your family OK? Are they lost? We could still come. Watch out for that Cheezy Puff dust, you've had your share of sickness this year. Maybe you should get one of
those gas mask things, oh and I'd check your hepa filters, I bet they're clogged and orange too. Well at least you
are well preserved. Those things will withstand nuclear winter. Kinda like a Hostess Twinky!..LOL! Maybe we
need some of them on the train...hum.
Wow, 68...Really? That's amazing. Are you amazed? We should tell someone or something about it, I agree.
I can't wait till they get there. Will it be a total surprise or will you tell them to expect something?
Well, I'm glad that you and Mr Tally are ok. Make sure you don't package a kitty up in any of those boxes.
Peggy, SAR team leader, am standing by ready to dig...msg - astray willing to donate beads to string together
22:47:17 2/17/1999 (2) out if needed. Glad to hear everything is AOK at this time, but we may need to watch this situation carefully until
all baggage is loaded safe and sound. 68 and more to arrive? Why, even a sneeze may cause an avalanche!
(especially with all that cheezy powder)
Yes Astray, We hoped to use those beads to tie around the - Peggy SAR team leader
9:31:58 2/18/1999 (0) rescue teams waists in the event that we had to "go in" and dig them out. Thank you so much. I knew that we
could count on you!! I'm so sorry that those beads landed on you so hard the other night, have you recovered?
They are very, very pretty. So colorful. Keep them handy, you're right this situation isn't safe and we may need to
launch a rescue.
Tally have you been feeding my baggage it has...msg - Humoon with Blush and Belle tagging along
21:27:13 2/17/1999 (5) been there for awhile and I am sure is hungry, in need of loving and to relieve itself!!!!
Oh, did you send her a kitty, too?? nm - blacatz
22:18:36 2/17/1999 (1)
meow purr a specxul un..msg - Blush
6:40:35 2/18/1999 (0) it is meowin an purrin furry loud!!!!
Hi Humoon, Blush and Belle...Are you making plans for the - granny
21:38:44 2/17/1999 (2) Dude ranch doings..This is Kokers and Ziggy..Toto has run off looking for Miss Piggy again..Glad your all here..
We takin nip wif uz an share wif...msg - Blush holdin Belles tale
21:54:17 2/17/1999 (1) our furrien an dere furrienz.
Yoo to wanna joynz da Hunny an tucats Bella an Gwacie ... ms - Peggums calling from the scrabble board
22:03:13 2/17/1999 (0) ... an ov corse meow in a gaym ov scwabbull?? Weez playin teemz! Bella an Grwacie is wun teem, da Hunny an
meow ar anudder teem an yoo to, da bewtifull Blushes an nu furgurl Bell, cood bee a teem!!
Actually they are all talented musicians and ... msg - Pat about the giraffes
20:54:13 2/17/1999 (1) ... have agreed to back up Clint Black. They will be easier to spot now (were they not before?) because they are
all wearing black cowboy hats. They were going to wear red bandanas too, but they kept sliding up and down ...
As for Gregory Peck's younger clone, he may well be here, hiding with the others. Last I heard they had started
some special 12 step group and were holding private meetings in one of the cars. Something like Abused And
Used Celebrity Escorts Anonomous - AAUCEA! Which was apparently very similar to the last known utterence
of the maturer Sean, since he "hit bottom" under a table in the dark at the Art Deco Ball with granny, Fran and
Mou Chat.
Those giraffes are deffinately multi talented..Sean - granny
21:12:09 2/17/1999 (0) shouldn't be so "touchy"..Fran was just curious about his kilt..or to be more accurate..what was or was not under
the kilt..teehee
Actually, we've had a secret photographer lurking outside - Cecilia
18:55:01 2/17/1999 (11)
of the Tally residence. Here's a shot of Ms. Tally getting all of the packages together. Look at how she handles that Bobcat! WOW! What a woman!
(sorry for the small photo - our sneaky photographer forgot her zoom lens)
That is just too funny! I can just picture Mrs. Tally msg - Andrea
9:26:32 2/18/1999 (0) driving that thing around her yard!! Forget the boxcars - just drive THAT to Jeff & Di's! That would sure bring
them a smile!!!
I'm thoroughly impressed! A whole lot more than ... msg - Pat
20:41:36 2/17/1999 (0) ... with Canada Post! You'e wonderful Tally!
Hey, can we borrow that for Litter Box duty? (msg) - VikiKat and her Sissy cat slave
19:10:11 2/17/1999 (0)
Cecilia, you nut! VBG :))....msg - Tally
19:07:45 2/17/1999 (3) Thanks for putting a smile on my face. Where on *earth* did you find that pic?
I took lessons from Sigorney Weaver. Did you ever seen Aliens?
Did I ever! Are you a supermommy too? Do you sweat as much - Cecilia
19:13:35 2/17/1999 (2) she did in the movie? My husband says he wants to meet you...Hey!
Tally doesn't sweat but she sure is Super Engineer.. :) nm - a moderately hung over granny
20:52:45 2/17/1999 (0)
Oops! Forgot to mention that IT'S ALL TIK TOK'S FAULT! She - cecilia
19:15:57 2/17/1999 (0) showed me how to post pictures and how to copy stuff off of the internet. Heeheehee...there's no stopping me
now!
That is amazing!! Tally were you a construction worker...msg - cat slave amazed once again
18:59:58 2/17/1999 (2) in a past life?? It looks like you have experience with that thing? Or do you just have really fat cats!!?? LOL!!!
Hey Sis... maybe she can help you pick up Fat Toe! teehee nm - VikiKat giggling at her nephews expense
19:04:48 2/17/1999 (1)
That thing would be great to carry litter box poopies!! msg - cat slave ever thoughtful about litter box duty
19:08:01 2/17/1999 (0) hose things get heavy when you have 9 cats and use clumping litter!! Hey Tally, can I borrow that??
Editor's Note: No way! We have 9 cats too. I'm gonna keep this thing. I sure hope Mr. Tally, the litterbox King , knows how to drive it!
YEA MS.TALLY! Yu be da greatist! Weez so glad owr bagij ..ms - Squeak n Josie excited to be part of it all
18:42:02 2/17/1999 (0) arived saif n sownd. Wayt until Ms. Di n Mr. Jef sees all ov der prezents!!!! An wee send stuf fur der furbabys
tu.Plus der kiddies git all ov de boxes an paypurs to pay in YEA!! Dat is de best anyway, rite kiddies?
Here's yer Official Invite to The Flying Fur Dude Ranch! Msg - Ranger Sydney, Idol of the Buckeroocats on February 17, 1999 at 22:24:08 from 207.193.227.13:
All of us here at the Flying Fur Dude Ranch wanna invite you buckeroos and buckerettes to spend the weekend a'partying, riding, roping and bustin' bronchos too! We're planning a trail ride and cookout and maybe a Sunrise Breakfast on Sunday morning!
So start gatherin' yer boots and hats, and get ready for a high ol' western time on Friday afternoon!
Oh goody! More dudes! We're so excited and we just can't - DaffneyandDestiny
9:11:55 2/18/1999 (0) hide it! We're about to lose control and I think we like it! Whooo hooo.
Sees Me!! Dats me da Orange boy !! I iz a cowboy!!! - Bernie
7:18:07 2/18/1999 (1) Berber is da scart looking one 2 from the left.
Ooooh Bernie, youze is so hansome, do youze wanna play - Moria
9:16:50 2/18/1999 (0) "Rescue Ranger" wid me?
How wonderful.. You dudes look sooo handsome.. - granny
22:29:27 2/17/1999 (2) I would like to reserve a Morgan mare for me please and a wagon for Kokers, Ziggy and Toto..A horse sure will
seem small after riding the giraffes..
Weze wanna be Bronco buster cowboys can weze com? nm - Bernie and Berber Bronco Busters
7:09:55 2/18/1999 (0)
Thank ya ma'am! We'll put yer name on that horse and wagon! nm - Ranger Sydney
22:30:39 2/17/1999 (0)
Boy Howdy! ONLY 24 HOURS till ya'll arrive at the FLYING msg -
Ranger Sydney Idol of Buckeroos and Buckerettes on February 18, 1999 at 12:28:02 from 207.193.227.217:
Fur Dude Ranch!
We're roundin' up horses, spittin' and shinnin' the tack and dustin' off all the wagons!
Oh Goody! I just love dude ranches! Can't wait!...nm - Val2
17:56:47 2/18/1999 (0)
Well it looks like another shopping spree for me and my 3... - Peggy breaking out her wallet again
14:57:52 2/18/1999 (1) this trip is costing us a fortune. First formals, then masks and Cheezy Puffs, now hats, boots and bandana's! Oh
well it's only money. Off we go!!
Not Money! It's only Toonas! :0) nm - Ranger Sydney Idol yadayadyad
15:02:01 2/18/1999 (0)
Don't want ya'll being hard up for spending toonas, and MSG - Ranger Sydney Again on February 18, 1999 at 15:11:04 from 207.193.227.155:
I'm thinking of winning the Lottery soon, Sister Catrisha told me I would. So Help yer selves to some of these here extra toonas and samolians I got :0)
TONIGHT THIS KITTY FEELS LIKE UNBURDENING HIS SOUL(S), YES - TWIG on February 18, 1999 at 21:59:50 from 209.252.4.173:
ALL NINE OF 'EM, WITH A LITTLE CATERWAULING, AIDED BY THIS BOTTLE OF BLACK BUSH I FOUND IN MY MEOWMIE'S KNAPSACK. ANYBODY CARE FOR A RESTORATIVE? AND WHO KNOWS THE LYRICS TO "DANNY BOY"?
Here are the lyrics, but I cannot sing with you - Neko
6:49:17 2/19/1999 (3) You may be deaf, but I bet you still carry a better tune than I do. I've been forbidden to so much as clap along with music because I throw other people off.
Oh Danny boy, the pipes, the pipes are calling From glen to glen, and down the mountain side The summer's gone, and all the flowers are dying tis you, 'tis you must go and I must bide.
But come you back when summer's in the meadow Or when the valley's hushed and white with snow 'tis I'll be there in sunshine or in shadow Oh Danny boy, oh Danny boy, I love you so.
And if you come, when all the flowers are dying And I am dead, as dead I well may be You'll come and find the place where I am lying And kneel and say an "Ave" there for me.
And I shall hear, tho' soft you tread above me And all my dreams will warm and sweeter be If you'll not fail to tell me that you love me I simply sleep in peace until you come to me.
*snif* oh that's so sad. I think I need a stiff drink to get over that... unfortunatley, I don't partake of alcohol, so my version of a stiff drink will have to be a popsicle. Give me a frozen cranberry pop, and make it a double. Say TWIG, have you ever considered taking up the bagpipes? I think it would be the perfect instrument for a cat of your, um, volume.
BARTENDER! A CRANBERRY DOUBLE POPSICLE FOR MY FRIEND HERE... - TWIG
7:23:52 2/19/1999 (2) NEKO, CATERWAULING IS ONE OF MAN'S...ER...WOMAN'S...ER...CATS GREATEST JOYS IN
LIFE. IT'S ONLY MADE BETTER BY SINGING OFF KEY. JOIN IN! JOIN IN! (BAGPIPES SOUND LIKE A WONDERFUL FIT FOR ME - I TRIED TO FLUTE, BUT BLEW IT TO PIECES)
Well then, I will join in! here's another Irish tune! - Neko
7:54:13 2/19/1999 (1) afterall, it's only a month or so to St. Patrick's day, we might as well get started early! I'm not Irish (or catholic) but if you won't hold that against me (or my horrible singing), I'll badly, errr, gladly join you in a tune or two!
The Braes O' Balquiddher (Wild Mountain Thyme)
Oh, the summer time is coming, And the trees are sweetly blooming, And the wild mountain thyme grows around the blooming heather.
Chorus: Will you go, lassie, go? And we'll all go together To pull wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather, Will you go lassie, go?
I will build my love a bower By yon clear and crystal fountain, And on it I will pile All the flowers of the mountain.
If my true love, she won't have me, I will surely find another To pull wild mountain thyme All around the blooming heather.
Oh, the summer time is coming And the trees are sweetly blooming And the wild mountain thyme Grows around the blooming heather.
AH LASSIE! THAT WAS BEAUTIFUL! BROUGHT A TEAR TO ME EYE... - TWIG
8:13:01 2/19/1999 (0) HERE'S ONE MY GRANDMAMMY USED TO SING:
GALWAY BAY
IF YOU EVER GO ACROOS THE SEA TO IRELAND, THEN MAYBE AT THE CLOSING OF YOUR DAY; YOU WILL SIT AND WATCH THE MOONRISE OVER CLADDAGH, AND SEE THE SUN GO DOWN ON GALWAY BAY,
JUST TO HEAR AGAIN THE RIPPLE OF THE TROUT STREAM, THE WOMEN IN THE MEADOWS MAKING HAY; AND TO SIT BESIDE A TURF FIRE IN THE CABIN, AND WATCH THE BAREFOOT GOSSOONS AT THEIR PLAY,
FOR THE BREEZES BLOWING O'ER THE SEAS FROM IRELAND, ARE PERFUM'D BY THE HEATHER AS THEY BLOW, AND THE WOMEN IN THE UPLANDS DIGGIN' PRATTIES, SPEAK A LANGUAGE THAT THE STRANGERS DO NOT KNOW,
FOR THE STRANGERS CAME AND TRIED TO TEACH THEIR WAY, THEY SCORN'D US JUST FOR BEING WHAT WE ARE; BUT THEY MIGHT AS WELL GO CHASING AFTER MOONBEAMS, OR LIGHT A PENNY CANDLE FROM A STAR.
AND IF THERE IS GOING TO BE A LIFE HEREAFTER, AND SOMEHOW I AM SURE THERE'S GOING TO BE; I WILL ASK MY GOD TO LET ME MAKE MY HEAVEN, IN THAT DEAR LAND ACROSS THE IRISH SEA.
AND WHEN I WAS JUST A WEE KITTY I THOUGHT, WHAT THE HECK IS A GOSSOON OR A PRATTIE?
Oh Dannnny Boy..msg - Cowgirl Tik Tok Queen of the West
6:24:38 2/19/1999 (1) the pipes the pipes are calling!
from glen to glen and all around the hills.
Duh, that's all!
Hey I know the words to "Gerry Owen" though!
Hi and good morning to all!...msg - TC on February 19, 1999 at 3:08:14 from 209.240.200.118:
Come, have a delicious cup of coffee with us! And how about a fluffy omelet, or some out of this world French toast today? Kitties, help yourselves to toona, cream cheese, shrimp, salmon and more. Enjoy your breakfast and have a very happy, fun filled day! Purrs and headbutts from the two furry cooks, Muffin and Honeybear.
We're back for another delicious - Andrea with Tucker Jason Smokey and LilyBelle
10:26:55 2/19/1999 (0) breakfast. Meowmie watched Rosie O'Donnell this am, so she is off her diet again. She feels good about her huge self, so let her indulge!! She will have an omelette with cheddar cheese, please, and bacon! And some more of
your wonderful coffee, of course. With half and half and sugar! Oh my I love this train ride.
Now the cats will have shrimp, except for Smokey who purrfurs toona.
Thanks so much. You're the best cook! And we like your prices too :-)
Don't look now, but we stashed a large cache of nip under our napkins. Enjoy!
OH GIVE ME SHRIMP, LOTS OF SHRIMP, SOME CREME CHEESE AND - TWIG_humming the tune Dont Fence Me In
7:37:24 2/19/1999 (0) A TUNA...DON'T FENCE ME IN!
Weze is hongry boyz! Yum Yum! Comon Moria weze - BerNie and BeRber
7:11:48 2/19/1999 (0) will shar wif youze
Mmmm mmmmmm fank u furry much mmmm mmmmm chomp chomp nm - Jack n Simba boyz dont talk with your moufs full
7:01:38 2/19/1999 (0)
Me first!!!I'm a hungry girl!! Meowmie would just luv a - Moria shoving her way through the crowd to be first
5:12:29 2/19/1999 (0) nice fluffy omelet, toast and a great big cup of black coffee, fank you. Yum! shrimp and toona and cream cheese...I'm in kitty heaven! Fank you cooks!
We haf a song tu sing. -
Bernie and Berber with cowboy hats and chaps on singin on February 19, 1999 at 7:07:27 from 207.59.195.217:
Since our meowmie won't let us off da deck and weze haf to look through da fence here is our song.
Lyrics Collection, Bing Crosby
Bing Crosby
DON'T FENCE ME IN
(Cole Porter)
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies above, Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love, Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please, Don't fence me in
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses And I can't look at hovels and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in
Oh, give me land, lots of land under starry skies, Don't fence me in Let me ride through the wide open country that I love, Don't fence me in Let me be by myself in the evenin' breeze And listen to the murmur of the cottonwood trees Send me off forever but I ask you please, Don't fence me in
Just turn me loose, let me straddle my old saddle Underneath the western skies On my Cayuse, let me wander over yonder Till I see the mountains rise
I want to ride to the ridge where the west commences And gaze at the moon till I lose my senses And I can't look at hovels and I can't stand fences Don't fence me in, no Pop, oh don't you fence me in
What a lovely "wake-up" call! - Andrea
10:11:58 2/19/1999 (0)
Oh! How bootiful....Bernie youze is my fav'rit singer of all - Moria swooning and catching her balance
8:48:20 2/19/1999 (0) times...can yu sing another one for me? Pweeeze???? (Moria fanning herself with a piece of paper)
BOYS, THAT WAS EXCELLENT! GOSH DERN - THE WAY YOU - TWIG
7:41:58 2/19/1999 (0) HARMONIZED WAS BEAUTIFUL! I'M GOING TO HAVE THAT SONG STUCK IN MY HEAD ALL
DAY, HE SAYS, BEFORE STARTING TO HUM "DON'T FENCE ME IN
We're here. Ready for the Dude Ranch, Oh, We brought a horse. -
Peggy confusing her riding styles on February 19, 1999 at 12:50:34 from 192.149.4.6:
Here is Blue and Cubbie and Me all dressed and ready for the party. We even brought our favorite horse Donny. Tara hasn't felt well all week, so she isn't allowed to join the party tonight. Yep, she is home pouting, but Meowmie know's best. Donny is a very quiet horse and promises to be good if anyone else would like to ride him.
